The Spoils of...

 3/10/10

Well, a little over 2 weeks in and only 2 days after Valentine’s Day (when appropriately thoughtful and romantic gifts & cards were given) my daughter’s boyfriend broke up with her by texting her cell phone. Hmmm… there is so much that comes to mind at this point, but I want to stay brief and hopefully entertaining.

While they were still “in love” (and yes, he did use the “L” word) he lent her Seasons 1 & 2 of a very hilarious show called “The Big Bang Theory.” I mention this because he made the error of not retrieving them before he broke up. With the notable and interesting exception of my eldest daughter (feel free to write a comment concerning your disapproval, dear), everyone, especially the males interestingly enough, I have shared this info with agrees that the DVDs are now the property of my daughter unless the ex has the cojones to come and get them in person. She hasn’t heard from him since “The Text”, so it pretty much looks like she has a very nice consolation prize (one that will give her many more laughs and dare I say pleasure than the ex ever would have IMO).

So here is what I think. Never break up with someone other than face to face (with the obvious exception of potentially dangerous psychos, very bad choices indeed). It is hurtful, disrespectful and cowardly to say the least and you may very well be forfeiting some cool stuff in the process.